George 'Macaca' Allen Luvs YouTube, the Internets & Fred Thompson

Here's George Felix 'Macaca' Allen saying several things I never would have expected him to say.

He apparently loves YouTube and the internet and defends Fred Thompson's use of a negative "attack ad" at the CNN YouTube debate thusly:

Allen: Why would you say it's negative? It's their own words.

Wow!! He's apparently learned quite well from what did him in last November. I would have sworn that we had seen the last of George Allen, but I would have been so wrong. Apparently Fred Thompson doesn't think Allen's macaca moment, the severed deer head story, his white supremicist buddies, nor his widely reported proclivity for using the "N" word will become a noose around his campaign's neck. What's more, Allen even hints that may try to make a political comeback at some point in the future. In the meantime he'll apparently be dividing his time between stumping for Thompson and his duties as the presidential scholar for the Reagan Ranch (Well, at least that last part comes as no surprise).

Raw Story Roundup

Daily Show's 'fake' correspondent reports from real Iraq
Blogger: FEC should treat Fred Thompson like Sharpton
CIA didn’t do enough to stop 9/11, declassified report says
Ex-CIA officer: US 'will hit' Iran soon
In Montana, Top Bush forestry official faces contempt, jail
Pentagon to stop monitoring anti-war protester activities
CHENEY WON'T TURN OVER SECRET SPY DOCS
Bush to draw Vietnam parallel in warning over Iraq withdrawal
On Fox, Catholic priest suggests 'Allah' is god of terrorism
US: Iran timetable 'not sufficient'
US will 'continue to pursue a third resolution' with five key countries.
YouTube videos to have 'overlay' ads
Semitransparent ads to feature at the bottom of selected video clips.
Bush support for Iraqi PM wavers
Bush: Replacing Maliki up to Iraqis; Iraq progress 'disappointing'.
EU urges Texas to end executions
Warning comes as state prepares to carry out its 400th death penalty.

FEC Complaint filed against Fred Thompson

Thinkprogress:

Progressive blogger Lane Hudson filed a complaint against Fred Thompson (R-TN) on Monday, accusing the former Senator of violating the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) “testing the waters” clause. The complaint argues that Thompson is running a full-blown campaign and should be held to the same regulations as the other candidates. ABC’s Jake Tapper writes, “The rule is pretty simple. If you spend more than $5,000 on campaign activities, you’re a candidate, whether or not you’ve officially declared.

FYI: It was Lane Hudson who broke the Foley scandal with his blog at the time: Stop Sex Predators. His current internet digs is News For The Left.

C&L has more:

Jake Tapper does a good job on his post at the Political Punch giving more background on why the complaint is valid.

Help out and call the FEC and demand an investigation: FEC Phone Number: (800) 424-9530 In Washington (202) 694-1100

Update C&L: Newsweek agrees with Hudson’s FEC complaint against Fred Thompson (video)